Members of the Coalition For Sex Workers and Sexuality Minority Rights, LGBTQ+ community and their supporters, participate in the annual ‘Karnataka Queer Habba’ Namma Pride Bengaluru March 2024, starting from Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru on November 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Love, laughter and a lot of happy colours: that’s how the 17th year of Namma Pride started in Bengaluru on October 24. Organised by CSMR (Coalition for Sex Workers and Sexual Minority Rights), Namma Pride & Karnataka Queer Habba play a pivotal role in bringing every queer individual in the city together to march for their rights.    From community members to allies, people from all walks of life gathered at Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium to support the LGBTQIA+ community. Apart from regulars, the city’s 17th Pride Walkalso saw a lot of first-timers. Some were from the community itself, while others came as allies, wanting to simply show support for their friends. Devika, a first-year college student and a first-timer at the event, expressed how she has been looking forward to …